Store Manager, Retail

• Champion the goals, values and strategy for the store and for the Company
• Be the role model for your team by setting a clear vision and sense of direction
• Be he guardian of our client’s way of working, creating team spirit throughout the store
• Recruit and retain a high calibre team
• Develop training plans that allow your team to quickly achieve their full potential
• Develop individuals to meet the succession needs of the store and the company
• Coach and support colleagues on the region
• Ensure communication is a top priority
• Encourage opportunities for consulting, listening, and idea generation
• Ensure that recognition and reinforcement are key behaviors in the store
• Demand the highest performance standards and ensure performance issues are handled to a positive conclusion
• Carry out regular performance reviews of our management team
• Take action to reduce absence and turnover
• Fully understand and accept all applicable responsibilities for health and Safety and other legal requirements as defined by Company
• Ensure Health and Safety
• Responsibilities are properly delegated to your team
• Take ownership of regional responsibilities that are delegated to you
• Contribute to the success and development of the region

Service:
• Drive the high levels of customers satisfaction
• Ensure the store team is customer lead
Profit:
• Develop and drive the store strategy
• Plan store sales, monitor their performance and address issues
• Plan & monitor costs & payroll in line with budgets & take remedial action where required
Stock:
• Review and agree block and sectional layouts
• Ensure the visual merchandising of the store reflects the Company's look
• Demand the highest standards of consistency in product presentation
• Drive high standards and efficiency are achieved and maintained in the stockroom
• Analyse stocktake results and effect 100 day plan to resolve any issues
• Analyse sales and shrinkage data and effect necessary action
• Ensure all in-store processes are efficiently implemented
• Drive continuous improvement

• Our client is a very well-known Western European retail chain coming to Romania and requires a General Manager both to manage the first shop in the chain (in a prestigious location) and to develop our client’s position on the Market leading to expansion into more locations. The salary offered will be very competitive. The successful candidate will have a rare opportunity to build a successful retail brand. Creating a good team of sales people will be the key to success